POCUS-Guided Diuresis for Decompensated Heart Failure
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Official title
Point-of-Care Ultrasound-Guided Diuresis for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure to Reduce 30-Day Readmissions and Acute Kidney Injury
Brief summary
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Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot pump blood effectively, leading to fluid buildup in the body. This can cause problems such as difficulty breathing, swelling, and extreme tiredness. In severe cases, these symptoms worsen to the point where hospitalization is required. Unfortunately, many patients with severe heart failure are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days after discharge, which is both physically and emotionally challenging for patients and places a significant financial burden on individuals and the healthcare system. Although symptoms such as difficulty breathing and swelling may improve during the hospital stay, some patients are discharged with excess fluid remaining in their bodies. This retained fluid often causes symptoms to worsen, leading to subsequent hospital readmissions. Inadequate management of fluid levels can also harm the kidneys, further complicating the patient's condition. This study aims to improve care for heart failure patients by utilizing a simple, non-invasive tool to assess fluid levels more accurately at the bedside. The tool measures the size of a large blood vessel in the neck, providing key information about the pressure inside the heart. This information enables clinicians to determine the appropriate amount of medication needed to remove just the right amount of fluid. Properly managing fluid levels can help prevent kidney damage and improve overall patient outcomes. The primary goal of this study is to evaluate whether this tool can reduce the number of patients readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. A secondary goal is to determine whether the tool can help protect kidney function by allowing for better fluid management. If successful, this approach has the potential to help heart failure patients stay healthier, reduce hospital visits, and lower healthcare costs.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT06921603
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 588 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 28, 2025
- Primary completion
- Nov 30, 2026
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2026
- Last update posted
- Feb 16, 2026
2025 – 2026
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 5
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC East | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15146 | Not yet recruiting |
| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15213 | Recruiting |
| UPMC Presbyterian | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15213 | Recruiting |
| UPMC Mercy | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15219 | Not yet recruiting |
| UPMC Shadyside | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15232 | Recruiting |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Feb 16, 2026 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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